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Re: TI and future Jaguars
I think it is time to restate some basic principles here...
1. The resettable breakers are chosen to prevent fires on the robot. Nothing exotic about this, the current rating protects the wiring. What you choose to connect is up to you, the user. The breakers are not intended to protect a relay, a speed controller or anything else you put on the robot.
2. You must consider that these devices are going to be used by inexperienced students up to and including very experienced mentors. They must be designed to satisfy both groups with ease.
3. Any modular design you come up with had better be fully insulated, i.e. no exposed conducting surfaces.
4. Must use common wiring methods.
5. They must be addressable through the current hardware solution (PWM or CAN) and be capable of being commanded to make zero output from the field controllers.
6. This protection must also compensate for failures in the robot driver interface(s).
7. Above all, they must be easily inspected for conformity to robot rules.
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Al
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www.wildstang.org
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Storming the Tower since 1996.
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